A ball of black shadows quickly grew bigger and rushed over, making a loud bang.

Cao Cao had an illusion that what was flying over his head was not a stone, but Thor's chariot, falling from the sky with horrifying power and anger, to level up all the ugliness and sins in the world.

A cold sweat broke out through his body, Cao Cao was covered in cold body, and his ominous premonition grabbed him, making him unable to breathe.

Cao Cao instinctively twisted his neck, turned his body, and followed the black shadow.

A big stone as big as a millstone swept across the city wall and disappeared from Cao Cao's vision. A moment later, a loud bang came from the opposite side, and the huge rock fell to the ground, and the earth trembled. Cao Cao had a sense of suspicion that the earthquake was shaking and Wancheng was about to collapse.

Wancheng did not collapse, but the shock caused by the huge rock landing did not disappear for a long time. This attack failed to hit the target. It was still dozens of steps away from the east gate of the small city. It fell into the clearing of the big city, and rolled forward dozens of steps. It smashed several walls one after another, almost piercing through a house before staying. Standing on the city wall, the house was filled with smoke and dust, as if it had suddenly disappeared.

Cao Cao's body was stiff and motionless. It took him a long time to hear a "click" sound on his neck, and he slowly came back to life.

Xi Zhicai and Xiahou Dun also slowly turned their heads, and their movements were mechanical, like a few puppets. Fear rose from the depths of their hearts and poured out of their eyes, and could not be suppressed.

This stone thrower can directly attack the east wall of the inner city from outside the city? The inner city is one mile wide from east to west. The stone thrower is more than 200 steps outside the city, and the total range is close to two miles. It is more than double the range of the current stone thrower.

Cao Cao instantly understood Sun Ce's intention. After a long time of work, it turned out that the previous attacks were all to cover the baggage battalion to adjust this giant catapult. No wonder he had so many catapults, but he had to build a larger one. This power... was simply incomparable. If he really wanted to hit the city wall, he might not be able to hold on for a few strokes.

Cao Cao supported the ground with both hands and sat down slowly. He felt a deep sense of powerlessness. He originally thought that the inner city wall was solid and could block Sun Ce's catapult attack, but now Sun Ce has a more powerful catapult, and even the city wall may not be able to block him.

The trend is over!

A few weak and inaudible screams came from outside the city. Cao Cao raised his head and looked along his body. He saw someone waving a small red flag on a high platform on the eastmost side of the south of the city. Cao Cao was not sure of his intentions, and heard someone responding to the stone throwing machine position outside the west gate. When he turned around, he saw that there was also a person waving a small flag on the platform of the central army, which seemed to be sending a signal.

Cao Cao's heart moved, looked at the high platforms, and then the east wall of the inner city, and suddenly realized. The high platforms in the south of the city exceeded the big city wall of Wancheng, opposite to the east wall. They were set there to monitor the attack effect of the stone thrower, and adjust the range of the stone thrower according to these effects. Cao Cao stood up and grabbed Xiahou Dun, shouting: "Yuan Rang, hurry up, tell Zixiao to be careful, Sun Ce will attack the east gate of the inner city."

Xiahou Dun was startled and rolled and crawled towards the drum cart. He grabbed the drum and beat the war drum hard. As the sound of the war drums came, the whole city woke up from fear and screamed in panic. After a while, Cao Ren, who was in charge of the east gate of the inner city, reacted and beat the war drum and ordered everyone to scatter, especially away from the city gate.

After a few glasses of wine, the stone thrower outside the city once again showed his power. The huge rock fell from the sky, crossed the west wall, smashed the remaining city wall, and fell into the inner city. With a loud bang, the earth was shaking, which was even stronger than the previous one. Several soldiers did not stand firm and sat on the ground.

Cao Cao subconsciously looked to the south of the city. Sure enough, another person raised a red flag on the ten high platforms, but this time it was the second on the west side. This shows that although the shooting was close, it was closer to the East City Gate. If you guessed correctly, the platform in the middle should be facing the east gate of the inner city. Once the person on this high platform raised the small flag, it means that the east gate was hit.

This arrangement is really exquisite. Cao Cao secretly praised him, but couldn't help but shake his head. Although both sides had stone throwers, the gap between the two sides was too big and was not at the same level at all. It's hard to say how many days the city could hold on to.

If the inner city is broken...

Cao Cao suddenly shivered, and every hair on his body stood up. His planned plan was to defend the inner city. The outer city was too large and the troops were insufficient, so he would definitely not be able to defend it. Therefore, Cao Hong and others' mission was to delay time and test the opponent's strength and retreat to the inner city. The premise of this plan was that the inner city could not be broken, but now this premise no longer exists. If you allow this newly built giant stone thrower to show its power, at most one day, the east wall of the inner city might be broken. In that case, there would be no city to defend, and the soldiers on both sides would meet in close combat, which would depend on who had more troops.

There were only five thousand people he brought from Dongjun in the city, and there were 30,000 to 40,000 Yuan Shu outside the city. How to fight?

The original perfect plan was smashed to pieces by a giant stone thrower that suddenly appeared.

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He called Xi Zhicai and Xiahou Dun to discuss. After listening to Cao Cao's analysis, Xi Zhicai had no reaction except for a pale face. Xiahou Dun changed color in horror, his cheeks twitched, and his thick lips opened and closed several times, but he didn't say a word.

"General..." Cao Ren ran along the city wall, slipped down and slid to Cao Cao. He ran out of breath and sweating. "General, what's going on? Why did he hit me?"

"You can see it yourself." Cao Cao didn't look back and pointed outside the city. Cao Ren looked over and took a breath. "What a big stone thrower, taller than the city wall."

"Zhicai, what are your good ideas?"

Xi Zhicai was silent for a moment. "Break through!"

"Breakthrough?" Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren said in unison. The two looked at each other, and Xiahou Dun said again: "Don't defend Wancheng?"

"Can you hold on?" Xi Zhicai asked back.

Xiahou bit his lip annoyed and said nothing. Even the fool could see that the gap between the two sides' equipment was too big. Judging from the power of this giant stone thrower, the city wall would probably not be able to be protected. Without the city wall, the troops of both sides were very different. Once they were trapped in a small city, it would be difficult to run away. Instead of doing so, it would be better to break through the encirclement without a consortium.

"Wancheng will definitely not be able to defend." Xi Zhicai lowered his voice. "The world is in chaos, and there are many bees to rise. Only with soldiers can you compete for the world. Are you willing to be buried here? Nanyang is a must-fight for military strategists. Even if Yuan Shu captured Wancheng, he offended the powerful Nanyang, and he could not gain a foothold. The task assigned by the leader of the alliance has actually been completed. In order to defend for a few more days, it is not worth it to destroy more than 5,000 people here."
Chapter completed!